Smokehouse



June 23', 1925. 1,543,596 J. BRAND I suoxEHoUsn Filed Jan. 12, 1925 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEYS June 23, 1925.

J. BRAND SMOKEHOUSE Filed Jan. 12, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

INVENTORl Jse Brand ATTORNEYS ary location of cage-operating With positioned Patented June 23, 1925..

UNITED STATES PATENT oFr-flcE.

JESSE :BR-AND, or NEW YORK, N. Y,

SMOKEHOUSE.

Application filed January 12, 1925. Serial No. 2,027.

To aZZ'w hom t may-concern Be it known that I, JESSE BRAND, a citi- Zen of the United States, Vand resident of the city ofNew York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Smokehouse, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.- i This invention relates to smokehouses, an object vof the -invention being to provide improved means within the smokehouse for revolving the article Supportingcage while at thev same time supporting the weight-of the cage upon' a fixed or stationary'track. 'A further objectl isfto provide a station track located or extending into a smokehouse andadapted to support a cage sus# pended therefrom and supported vby 4wheeled hangers, the track being bent or laterally onset sovthatlcage turning means may @be centrally of the cage and impart rotary motion to the cage whilev the latter is supported or suspended from the track. My invention therefore relates toy the mounting of the cage, the construction 'and means, power driven so thatthe cage may be turned while located'in the smokehouse; and also other details of construction which co-operateto 'givethe' desired results; My invention is more specifically designed as an' improvement vupon thel invention as disclosedin the c opending application of Leo Brand,Vv Serial ,No.'lltl filed'July these and other objects' in View, the invention consists in certain novel features of'constru'ction and combinations fand arrangements o.f 'parts, which will loe-more fullyv hereinafter described and' pointedout in the claims. f In the accompanying drawings- Figurel isa view'in longitudinal Vsection through'fmy improved smokehouse;` Figure 2 is' a top plan view;'y vFigure 3 is'an enlarged* perspective'view showing the manner of conplingl the cage revolving means to the cage.' Y Y 1 representsithe' smokehouse proper, which may be ofany size and shape desired, al-

though I show the,v same,preferably, y of geni eralrectangular form provided with apair of hinged doors 2 at the frontthereof.- YI also villustrate the smokehouse as vpfrovid'ed withafgrid 8 'spaced from the lbottomof the smokehouse, and `above a suitable burner 4 controlled by a valve outside of the smokehouse. Y 1

' It is -to be understood, Yof course, that I may employ any material -which is burned orl heated'so as tov give the desired smoke in accordance with the operation to be per-r formed. 'I -6 represents a stationary track which is located within the smokehouse at the upper portion thereof, and may extendout ofthe smokehouse and be co'upled to an outside track'in any desired manner, but it is to be understood that this trackv alwaysre'- mains stationary.

I have illustrated assupports forthe track,l depending hangers 7 whichr are secured by bolts'S to parallel channel irons 9 located on top of thesmokehouse, the bolts preferably channels, as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2."

The structure ofthe smokehouse to provide*V support for the power transmitting means may vinclude crossbars 10 located under the top 11 of the smokehouse and sec'ured in any approved manner to the `channel irons 9.

12 represents a cage of ordinary construction having any desired number of racks 13 therein from which sausages, meat or any other article may be suspended, as is common in the art. This cage is supported by a kingbolt 14 which has rotary mounting in a platform 15, Iconstituting a portion of a wheeled carriage.; f

Hangers 16 arepivotally connected tothe platform by bolts 17 so that these hangi ers have a certain amountl of turning or pivotal'movement, andfwheels or rollers 18 are mounted inthe hangersand rotate upon the track 6 so as to support the carriage and thecage.' f' i :The vkingboltabove referred. toA is vpreferably made with an angular head 1 9 which is seated in an angular socket 20 at the top of the cage and projectsV through Aa plurality of washers 21` and through a plate 22 and has a' nut or other retaining device 23 at its upper end. It willthus be noted that while the kingbolt is capable of rotary motion within the'car'riage platform 15 the weight of the cageis nevertheless supported by`said carriage atall times;

On the plate 22fabovereferred' to a pair being projected between'the '7 at diametrically opposite sides of the plate.

These angle brackets 24 are adapted to be engaged by a crosshead 25 which is fixed to an operating shaft 26. This shaft 26 projects through the top 11 of the smokehouse and has a worm wheel 27 fixed thereon to which motion is transmitted by a worm 28 on a motor shaft 29 driven by a motor 30.

I preferably employ a casing 31 to enclose the motor and the power transmission means, and as this motor, its control and the power transmission means constitute standard equipment it is unnecessary to describe the same in detail except to say that the motor can be operated at will to turn the cage, as will more fully hereinafter apear.

p I would call particular attention to the fact that the track 6 within the smokehouse 2 is provided with a laterally offset curved portion 30 which permits the shaft 26 to be located centrally of the cage l2, the wheels 18 of the hangers 16 being permitted to take the curve of the track due to their pivotal connection, as shown at-17. A stop 3l is provided on the track 6 to limit the inward movement of the carriage.

To properly center the carriage and maintain it in central position while revolving, I provide a vertically movable hinge 32 carried by a crossbar 33 at the center and bottom of the cage, and this pin has a sharp or tapered lower end 34, to guide the pin into an opening 35 in a fixed bar or block 36.

This pin is capable of vertical movement to release it from engagement with the block or bar 36 and is formed near its lower end with an enlargement 37 which limits the downward movement of the pin, a head or enlargement 38 is formed at the top of the pin 32 under which any suitable instrument may be positioned to lift the pin when it is desired to disengage the pin from the block or bar 36.

The operation is as follows:

Assuming the cage 12 to be properly loaded, it is run into the smokehouse and the doors 2 closed. Of course, in running the cage into the smokehouse care must be observed to position the pin 32 in the block or bar 36; also thecrosshead must be so positioned as to allow the brackets 24 tomove into proper position. When the parts are once entered, the power transmission means above described imparts rotary motion to the shaft 26 .and to the crosshead 25. This crosshead engages the respective angle brackets 24, imparting motion to plate 22 and to kingbolt 19. In order that the plate 22 and the kingbolt 19 may be locked to turn together, a nut or angular member 39 is fixed to the kingbolt 19 and engages the respective angle brackets 24. As the king bolt 19 is coupled to the cage so as to compel the latter to turn therewith, rotary motion will be imparted to the cage so that the articles suppored by the cage will be carried about inside of the smokehouse and will be uniformly treated.

It will be noted that the weight of the cage is always supported by the track and that the power transmitting means sustains no portion of the weight. Hence, the lateral bending or offsetting of the track to allow a proper centering of the power transmitting means constitutes a very essential part of my invention, and while I have illustrated and described a specific construction it is this important feature which I desire to cover broadly. y

I, therefore, do not limit myself to the precise details set forth but consider myself at liberty to makesuch slight changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A smokehouse including a stationary track in the smokehouse having a laterally offset portion, a wheeled carriage suspended from the track, a cage suspended from the carriage and having rotary mounting, and means projecting into the cage, past the 4laterally offset portion of the track and adapted to impart rotary motion to the cake.

2. A smokehouse including a` stationary track in the smokehouse having a laterally offset portion, a wheeled carriage suspend ed from the track, a cage suspended from the carriage and having rotary mounting, means projecting into the cage past the laterally offset portion of the track and adapted to impart rotary motion to the cage, said last-mentioned means including a shaft, a head on the shaft, and a member `fixed to turn with the cage and having devices thereon adapted to be engaged by the head.

3. In a smokehouse, the combination with a fixed track located in the upper portion of the casing and having a laterally offset portion, a power transmitting shaft positioned vertically and extending past the laterally offset portion of the track, a wheeled carriage on the track, a cage suspended from the carriage and having rotary mounting, a

plate fixed to turn with the cage, angle brackets on the plate, and a head on the shaft adapted to engage the angle brackets to impart rotary motion to the cage.

4. In a smokehouse, the combination with a fixed track located in the upper portion of the casing and having a laterally offset portion, a power transmitting shaft positioned verticallyr and extending past the laterally offset portion of the track, a wheeled support on the track, a cage suspended from the carriage and having rotary mounting, a plate fixed to turn with the cage, angle brackets on the plate, a head on the shaft adapted'to engage the angle brackets to impart rotary motion to the cage, means for limiting the inward movement of the carriage and cage, and means for centering the lower portion of the cage.

5. In a smokehouse, the combination with a casing, a ixed track at the upper portion of the casing having a laterally offset portion, a cage turning shaft projecting past the laterally offset portion of the track, a wheeled carriage suspended from the track, a cage suspended from the carriage and mounted to turn, the cage, a kingbolt connecting the plate and the cage, angle brackets at opposite sides of the plate, and a crosshead adapted to permit the cage and carriage to ride into and out of the smokhouse and adapted when turned to engage the angle brackets and impart rotary motion to the cage when the lat-ter is in the smokehouse.

6. In a smokehouse, the combination with a casing, a fixed track at the upper portion of the casing having a laterally offset portion, a cage turning shaft projecting past the laterally offset portion of the track, a wheeled carriage suspended from the track, a cage suspended from the carriage and mounted. to turn, a plate fixed to turn with the cage, a kingbolt connecting the plate and the cage, angle brackets at opposite sides of the plate, a crosshead adapted to permit the cage and carriage to ride into and out of the smokehouse and adapted when turned to engage the angle brackets and impart rotary motion to the cage when the latter is in the smokehouse, a fixed member in the bottom of the casing having an opening therein in alinement with the driving shaft, and a vertically movable pin carried by the cage and adapted to be posi-l tioned in said openlng. t

7. A smokehouse including a casing, a ixed stationary track in the casing, a cage a plate fixed to turn with,

between the cage and the having wheeled supports on said track, said cage having rotary mounting, power transmitting mechanism outside of the smokehouse, and means within the smokehouse operated by said power transmitting mechanism for imparting rotary motion to the cage while the weight of the latter is entirely supported by the track.

8. A smokehouse including a casing, a fixed stationary track in the casing, a cage having wheeled supports on said track, said cage having rotary mounting, power transmitting mechanism outside of the smokehouse, means within the smokehouse operated by said power transmitting mechanism for imparting rotary motion to the ca e while the weight of the latter is `entire y supported by the track, and coupling means source of power whereby the cage may be moved on the track into or out of coupling engagement with the power transmitting mechanism.

9. The combination with a smokehouse, of fixed hangers in the smokehouse, a trac xed to said hangers and extendingV out of the smokeho-use, said track atithe center of the smokehouse having a laterally offset portion, a driven shaft projecting vertically through the top of the smokehouse, crossing the laterally offset portion of the track, a crosshead on the lower end of the shaft, a wheeled carriage mounted on the track, a

cage connected to and having rotary mounting relative to the carriage, a plate fixed to turn with the cage, and angle brackets on the plate adapted to be engaged by the crosshead whereby rotary motion is imparted to the cage when the latter is in the smokehouse.

JESSE BRAND. 

